Girls' name · since 1978
Nashay
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 390 babies named Nashay, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 390
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nashay sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 390 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nashay has been recorded 390 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2017.
- #13,729 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 390 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nashay ranks #13,729 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 390 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 390
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nashay's 390 recorded births place it above 81.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Nashay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nashay's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nashay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2017
- Peak year (2007)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2017.
390 total births across 40 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 19 births in a single year.
Nashay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (141 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Nashay's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Nashay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (36% of all-time use).
Nashay decade highlights
- Peak decade 141 births
- Runner-up 132 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Nashay by state
Where Nashay concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 5.6% |
22 of 390 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Pennsylvania 5.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Pennsylvania accounts for 5.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Nashay's data
- Nashay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Nashays (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nashay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nashay draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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